7/14/2023 0 Comments Mazda crossover used![]() ![]() Spend more time on the motorway? One of the two 2.2-litre diesels will be a better bet. Mazda claims it’ll return 44.1mpg but expect to see around 40mpg in real-world driving. The 2.0-litre petrol isn’t particularly powerful but it’s quieter and smoother than both diesels around town. You can get the Mazda CX-5 with two petrol and two diesel engines. ![]() You can tell the CX-5 comes from a manufacturer more used to making sports cars than SUVs – it really is one of the best large family cars to drive With all the back seats folded you’ll have 1,620 litres of space to fill and the Mazda’s flat floor makes it easy to slide in heavy boxes. Need to carry even more? Fold the rear seats down in a three-way (40:20:40) split and two passengers can jump in along with some long luggage in the boot. Its 506-litre capacity trails the capacious Skoda by some 214 litres, but it’ll still happily carry some large suitcases, a baby stroller or a set of golf clubs. It’s a similar story with the CX-5’s boot. A Skoda Kodiaq is much better for carrying three abreast, however. There’s more leg room than you’ll find in a Nissan Qashqai and enough headroom for your six-foot-tall friends to get comfy. Passengers in the back aren’t treated to quite as many high-tech features, but they’ll have plenty of room to stretch out. ![]() It also caters for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone mirroring. It’s not the slickest out there but it’s reasonably clear and you control it using either the touchscreen or an intuitive scroll wheel behind the gear lever – just like in an Audi or BMW. You get an updated 10.25-inch infotainment display with satellite-navigation as standard. Its heavily recessed dials look more like something you’d find in the MX-5 sports car and its smart air vents have a cold-to-the-touch metal finish, too. You get supportive seats with lumbar support as standard, plenty of soft materials and a tall centre console that makes you feel cocooned, like you’re sitting in a sports car on stilts. The Mazda CX-5’s smart exterior is mirrored by its well-equipped cabin. You can get it with a range of engines including a 184hp diesel that comes with four-wheel drive. If the family SUV market is a big family, the Mazda CX-5 is the cool uncle who’s not bothered what the rest of the family think about him. ![]()
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